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Class: Teleostei
Order: Centrarchiformes
Family: Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes

Genus: Cirrhitichthys

(See list of species below)



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cirrhitichthys aprinus Spotted hawkfish Western Indian Ocean 12.5 TL 1829
Cirrhitichthys aureus Yellow hawkfish Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1842
Cirrhitichthys bleekeri Eastern Indian Ocean 8.2 SL 1874
Cirrhitichthys calliurus Spottedtail hawkfish Western Indian Ocean 12 TL 1905
Cirrhitichthys falco Dwarf hawkfish Indo-Pacific 8 TL 1963
Cirrhitichthys guichenoti Cave hawkfish Indo-West Pacific Ocean 12 TL 1880
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus Coral hawkfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1855
Cirrhitichthys randalli Western Indian Ocean 1976



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